What Is the Density of Oil?
Last Updated Mar 25, 2020 1:35:05 AM ET
The density of oil depends on the type of oil and varies between 0.8 to 0.96 grams per centimeter cubed. Fuel oil is commonly used in engines and industrial furnaces. It is also called heating oil and has a density of 0.81 grams per centimeter cubed.
Not all oils are the same. Crude oil obtained from the Earth’s crust is different from cooking oil. There are all kinds of cooking oils, and each one has a slightly different density. For example, the density of groundnut oil is 0.896 grams per milliliter. Olive oil is 0.918 grams per milliliter cubed, and vegetable oil is 0.75 grams per milliliter cubed.
More From Reference
How the COVID-19 Pandemic Will Change In-Person Retail Shopping in Lasting Ways
Tips and Tricks for Making Driveway Snow Removal Easier
Here’s How Online Games Like Prodigy Are Revolutionizing Education
What Are the Steps of Presidential Impeachment?
What Does George Soros' Open Society Foundations Network Fund?
The History of the United States' Golden Presidential Dollars